15/100 = 15%
A value like 15% often shows up as a tip at a restaurant or a discount in a store. It can also describe how much of a class chose a certain option in a survey.
To picture it quickly, imagine 100 small squares with 15 shaded in. It’s a little less than one-sixth of the whole, so you can estimate it as a modest but noticeable share.
A common mix-up is thinking a 15% discount means an item costs 15% of its original price. It actually means the price is reduced by that share, so most of the original price is still left to pay.
